Lawmakers pass ban on field burningSource: The Register-Guard
SALEM — Next year, residents of the southern Willamette Valley will experience a summer unlike any experienced in more than half a century.
It will be a summer free of the hazy skies and ominous pillars of smoke rising up from burning grass seed fields.

We went to the Prefontaine Classic a couple of weeks ago, on June 7th, 2009 in Eugene, Oregon. This is our third consecutive year enjoying this event. The day was beautiful albeit a bit warm to permit any world records from falling.

Looking for signs of recovery in a local economy can be a tough task at times. The indicators are subtle. Positive signs of recovery can be discovered in reading the weekly classified section of a regional news paper. In this case, I am referring to THE REGISTER-GUARD.

Marjorie Knoller
Running Film Festival in Eugene, Oregon Sure to Be UnforgettableSource: TheFinalSprint.com
Without a doubt, the biggest off-track happening during the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials will be the upcoming Running Film Festival (RFF) – where a percentage of proceeds will benefit the Ryan Shay Memorial Fund & their will be guest appearances by running celebrities.
Woman's Gang Memoir Is A FakeSource: ABC News
A memoir by a white woman who claimed she was raised in poverty by a black foster mother and sold drugs for a gang in a tough Los Angeles neighborhood has turned out to be pure fiction, a newspaper report says.

The right-wing Afrikaner Resistance Movement / Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), has announced its re-activation to combat what it describes as a rapidly-deteriorating situation in South Africa.
Snow, ice coat valley: Eugene, Ore.Source: registerguard.com
More than 5 inches of snow has fallen on the valley floor since 7 a.m., causing dozens of accidents.
Referring to the Willamette Valley.
Amy CrehoreSource: Monovita Magazine
Upon first glance, Amy Crehore's artwork might appear similar to illustrations from the pages of children's books. The bright colors, dream-like scenes, and playful animals in her paintings all contribute to this effect.